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Meaning of "sketchily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SKETCHILY

sketchily  [ˈskɛtʃɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKETCHILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sketchily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SKETCHILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of sketchily in the English dictionary

The definition of sketchily in the dictionary is in such a way as to be characteristic of a sketch by existing only in outline; basically or not thoroughly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKETCHILY


blotchily
ˈblɒtʃɪlɪ
botchily
ˈbɒtʃɪlɪ
bunchily
ˈbʌntʃɪlɪ
chile
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chili
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chilli
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chilly
ˈtʃɪlɪ
grouchily
ˈɡraʊtʃɪlɪ
hitchily
ˈhɪtʃɪlɪ
kvetchily
ˈkvɛtʃɪlɪ
patchily
ˈpætʃɪlɪ
preachily
ˈpriːtʃɪlɪ
punchily
ˈpʌntʃɪlɪ
raunchily
ˈrɔːntʃɪlɪ
scratchily
ˈskrætʃɪlɪ
snatchily
ˈsnætʃɪlɪ
starchily
ˈstɑːtʃɪlɪ
tetchily
ˈtɛtʃɪlɪ
touchily
ˈtʌtʃɪlɪ
twitchily
ˈtwɪtʃɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKETCHILY

sket
sketch
sketch book
sketch map
sketch pad
sketch show
sketchability
sketchable
sketchbook
sketcher
sketchier
sketchiest
sketchiness
sketching book
sketching pad
sketchy
sketted
sketting
skeuomorph
skeuomorphic

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKETCHILY

bitchily
crunchily
gushily
healthily
itchily
lengthily
mushily
pitchily
pithily
praiseworthily
scripophily
shily
slouchily
stealthily
techily
toothily
trashily
unhealthily
unworthily
worthily

Synonyms and antonyms of sketchily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SKETCHILY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sketchily» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of sketchily

Translation of «sketchily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKETCHILY

Find out the translation of sketchily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sketchily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sketchily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粗略
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sketchily
570 millions of speakers

English

sketchily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लिखा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sketchily
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эскизно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sketchily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sketchily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sommairement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sketchily
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

flüchtig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大まかに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스케치처럼 대충
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sketchily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sơ sài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sketchily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्केचिलीने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taslak özetleyeceğim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

in modo incompleto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szkicowo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ескізно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sumar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sketchily
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

summier
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sketchily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skisse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sketchily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKETCHILY»

The term «sketchily» is regularly used and occupies the 79.104 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKETCHILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sketchily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sketchily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sketchily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKETCHILY»

Discover the use of sketchily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sketchily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the ...
This book encourages to look at water beetles with increased interest and appreciation and stimulates research on these insects.
D. J. Larson, Yves Alarie, Robert Edward Roughley, 2000
2
Painted Ornaments
Finish ornament by sketchily outlining with a 00 permanent black pen. Cat 1. Basecoat cat with Neutral Grey, jagging edges a little to create a furry look. Nose is Cherry Red + a little Sand. Float shade left side of nose with Deep Burgundy.
Leisure Arts, 2009
3
Action, Contemplation, and Happiness: An Essay on Aristotle
Sometimes, when Aristotle gives a sketch (tupos) of something, it means that a more rigorous account may be forthcoming later, so that the sketchiness is merely provisional: “At the moment we are speaking sketchily and in summary, ...
C. D. C. Reeve, 2012
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Altarity
Saying sketchily [das entwerfende Sagen] 2S is saying which, in the preparation of the sayable, simultaneously brings the unsayable as such into the world" (PLT, 74). Saying can no more be reduced to specific speech acts than. 27 .
Mark C. Taylor, 1987
5
Owners: A BDO Hayward Guide for Growing Businesses
be. known. that. anyone. found. with. an. organisation. chart,. however. sketchily. drawn,. would. be. sacked. on. the. spot.' 8 Under the heading of diversifying, developing relationships with other organisations as partners might well come to  ...
Rupert Merson, 2004
6
The Pacific Islands
Nauru. before. Western. contact. That. culture. was. only. sketchily. described. by early visitors and had been so overwhelmingly transformed by contacts with Westerners that most of it cannot be reconstructed. Beachcombers and traders ...
Douglas L. Oliver, 1989
7
Assessment in Speech and Language Therapy
Management that is based on inadequate, irrelevant, poorly constructed or sketchily recorded assessment is unlikely to be efficacious (David, 1990), nor can its effects be demonstrated without accurate baseline measures. Thus, 'getting it ...
John R. Beech, Leonora Harding, Diana Hilton-Jones, 1993
8
The Pagan Madonna
“Besides, the moment one of these trips is over it ends; I can recount it only sketchily.” “But even sketchily it would be tremendously interesting. It is as if you were playing a game with death for the mere sport of it.” “Maybe that hits it, though I've ...
Harold Macgrath, 2012
9
Excavations at Sarachane in Istanbul
M6364, Mus 6017. Male head, lower part missing, back of head flat (i.e., trimmed vertically), hair rasped smooth with chiselled locks in front; low, smooth brow, drilled pupils and inner corners of eyes; right ear very sketchily indicated (pl. 215) .
L. B. Hill, R. Martin Harrison, 2014
10
Theoretical Knowledge
If we sketchily present this activity as relations “subject means object” (value-goal structures of activity, knowledge and practices of application of methods and means included into understanding of subject), the described stages of evolution of ...
Vyacheslav Stepin, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKETCHILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sketchily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Haifa Fragments By Khulud Khamis - book review: No easy answers …
However, the fragmentary nature of the narrative is also its weakness – Khamis offers various perspectives but her male protagonists are sketchily drawn. «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Woody Allen's Irrational Man Shouldn't Work, But It (Kinda) Does
Woody Allen's philosophical thriller Irrational Man is irrationally entertaining. It shouldn't work. It's laughably plotted and sketchily written. Intellectually, it's jejune ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
3
Chelsea's new stadium takes cue from 14th century Stamford Bridge
The stadium itself was only sketchily revealed but the drawings indicated a gothic-influenced structure with slender uprights rising to roof level where they run ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
4
'A New Brain' review: Jonathan Groff and company light up Encores …
Gordon, a struggling composer eager to create something, played by Groff, is sketchily drawn. Relationships with his boyfriend Roger and mother Mimi and ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
5
London Objects In The British Museum
The ceremonial shield was discovered in the Thames mud below Battersea Bridge in 1857. It's been dated, rather sketchily, to 350BC-50BC, meaning it was cast ... «Londonist, May 15»
6
Analysis: Who is that behind the curtain?
Texas lawmakers are chattering about sketchily identified political operators who have been surreptitiously recording conversations with officeholders in an ... «WFAA, May 15»
7
Nepal's Dangerous Dams
Among the more sketchily reported rescues in the aftermath of the weekend's catastrophic earthquake in Nepal was the successful extraction of some two ... «The New Yorker, Apr 15»
8
Larry David in 'Fish in the Dark': EW review
While he technically plays Norman Drexel, a urinal industry executive of some very sketchily sketched-in stripe, he is essentially reprising his Curb character, ... «Entertainment Weekly, Mar 15»
9
The Wedding Ringer
... only posing as their bosom buddy -- the script, on which Garelick collaborated with Jay Lavender, sketchily traces his burgeoning affinity with Doug. Like Doug ... «Catholic News Service, Jan 15»
10
Karl Rove: Of 23 Likely GOP Pres. Hopefuls, the Winner Might Be ...
In his latest Wall Street Journal column aimed at "political junkies," Rove sketchily takes inventory of their pluses and minuses. He sees Arkansas' Mike ... «Newsmax.com, Nov 14»

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